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First, your most erroneous claim is EV efficiency. It has only increased roughly 10% over the last decade. So you're hard wrong here :). Second, your claim about charging rates is largely true. It's about a 2.9x improvement in rates. Talking 2C vs 5.8C, rates are measured in C as they scale...

You're missing the point of this conversation. None of these feats are exponential improvement. Charging at a higher rate has always been achievable, it simply sacrifices pack life. Again, an engineering feat over actual progress. It's been 16 years since the Model S. Gravimetric energy...

You're conflating component breakthroughs with improvements in production cars. Charging: A 1,500 kW charger doesn't mean a car charges at 1,500 kW. Actual rates depend on battery chemistry, voltage, temperature and charging curves. Range: 400–500 miles from a 70–100 kWh battery depends...

The one article said it has two modes, manual where it shifts using paddle shifters and automatic where the paddle shifters act to modulate regen. Sounds like everyone wins.

This is a very Tesla-esk mindset with too much tech in cars. Weird to think Porsche would want to compete in that space. Battery tech, aside from a solid state breakthrough, hasn't and won't improve much just as we've seen in the past decade. Gravimetric energy density has only increased about...

Personally, I've been following it, it appears to be about 600 lbs / 273 kg lighter than the Porsche, as well as rumored to have two drivetrain layouts: dual rwd, or tri motor setup. Porsche should have had a 2 year advantage on the A110 EV, and as we all know Northvolt and internal decision...

I've always been of the opinion the only real Porsche is a non-SUV Porsche. So, all models aside from the SUVs

Will you allow Chun on the forum to come out and play?

Personally I like the AI Cayman EV styling from Auto Car. It's my favorite semi-possible aesthetic as it has all the confirmed elements of the front grille, side skirts and headlights.o

Quite an unnecessary exaggeration. I'm not a fan of video game fake engagement, and fake shifts, having test drove the 5N (I was looking at the 6N potentially). I just want more control and connection over the systems and vehicle, not an emulation of a gasoline vehicle. 1) Give the driver the...

The standard brake pedal in both options would still max out the brake capacity in emergency... no thought from the driver is required. Admittedly the 2nd option is dangerous. Brake capacity is always tire/traction limited these days. Adding physical brakes + regen isn't going to enhance the...

I'd prefer real driver engagement back, like an optional 3rd pedal mode have it drop down when engaged in said mode. Have it look exactly like a clutch but only have it do some type of braking. 1a) When the mode isn't engaged act like a Tesla where the regen is built into the accelerator pedal...

According to the very bottom of this article (below), the batteries have been in series production since April 2024, its unclear though if those were the 2nd generation or the ones used on the Hybrid 911...

Yeah keyword, in house. As per your 2nd article: "Now Porsche says Cellforce's R&D efforts will support the wider Volkswagen group and V4Smart, a battery company Porsche acquired this year. It supplies the high-performance cells for the 911 GTS hybrid sports car." So it's just reiterating what...

This is incorrect, they announced back in May they're expanding their partnership with the same battery supplier that they've been working for the 911 hybrid. V4 Drive is the battery platform. They have several battery products, one of which is suitable for a BEV, it's a slightly different...

Here's some (old) news you may have missed. Last link is newer August news, battery tech related. Porsche acquired majority share of the Varta AG platform V4Drive GmbH this past May, renaming it V4Smart. Varta AG is a smaller branch of the larger parent company Clarios. Varta has been around...

We'll know definitively by March/April as that is when they do their major press releases (like when they announced the Taycan RWD model). If they're fully green lit, we'll get a full reveal without camo (all mules are not reflective of the final design). I suspect they'll either be postponing...

Latest Comments from Steiner on Cayman EV confirm 'chest' design hype with weight close to the driver and not a 'skateboard' pack layout, also hinted at the hardtop variant as well. https://electrek.co/2024/12/02/porsche-boxster-cayman-evs-real-sports-cars-racing-dna/

Here's an artists rendering of the new 718 EV without camo:

Yeah, IMO, they need to approach their EVs with a more enthusiast perspective, like the engineers of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N. 1) Paddle shifters for regen 2) Activatable 'boost' button (same HP unlock that is used on launch control but also manual when motor conditions are met again, could be...